NEWS
RELEASE
THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2010
The Board of Defiance County Commissioners met in regular session at 8:30
a.m. on Thursday, April 22, 2010 in the Conference Room in the Commissioners
Office at 500 Court Street, Suite A, Defiance, Ohio
43512. Chairman James E. Harris,
Jr. called the meeting to
order. Also present were Commissioner Otto L. Nicely,
Laura Howell, Administrator, Stephanie Metz, Clerk, and Lanie Miller, Deputy
Clerk.
The Commissioners met in General Session and approved and signed
various resolutions, contracts and documents.
The Commissioners also reviewed the calendar of events and discussed
upcoming meetings.
The Commissioners approved a proclamation to officially designate April
25 through May 2, 2010 as Habitat Stewardship Week. Fertile soil and clean water provide us with
our daily sustenance. Effective
conservation practices have helped provide us a rich standard of living. Our security depends upon healthy soil and
clean water. Stewardship calls for each
person to help conserve these precious resources.
Laura Howell,
Administrator, met with the Commissioners to provide her weekly update and
provided an update on various County projects.
Laura provided the
following department updates:
EMA:
Julie Rittenhouse is scheduling tornado drills in various county
offices.
Maintenance: Ron Cereghin reported that they top coated
the Records center front entrance, installed a “no dumping” sign at the river
bank along Biede Avenue and is spraying the lawns for weeds.
Ken Maag,
Poggemeyer Design Group, and contractors for the Auglaize River Sewers Projects
met with the Commissioners for the pre-construction conference. The project is to begin approximately June 1,
2010 and be completed by July, 2011.
The Commissioners
held a meeting for the Northwest Ohio’s River Region. The meeting was for the subcommittee to
provide an update of the project to the Commissioners and Mayors for the
Counties and Villages involved in the project.
Release Approved: ____________________________________________________
James E.
Harris, Jr., Defiance County Commissioner